Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali. by Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert

“…Mining activities are highly informal, characterized by self-organization, low and irregular salaries, and unsafe working conditions, particularly for women. Economically, sand mining activities have created symbiotic relationships rather than conflicts with local farming, fishing and other livelihoods. …”
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Gender studies in modern linguistics: an analytical and bibliographical review by Olga Dunebabina

“…The article emphasizes the connection between linguistic and gender studies and the processes of formation and implementation of the modern gender equality policy of the Ukrainian state aimed at ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men.…”
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PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF QUANTITY SURVEYING PROFESSION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Joel Ochieng WAO

“…The independent variable was the current level of satisfaction of quantity surveyors while the dependent variable was the future growth of the profession. The working hypothesis was that the profession would experience future growth. …”
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Predictors of Weight Loss and Weight Gain in Weight Management Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jennifer L. Kuk, Rebecca A. G. Christensen, Elham Kamran Samani, Sean Wharton

“…Cooking more at home/eating less take out was associated with increased likelihood of weight loss (OR = 2.1, 1.1–3.9) and lower odds for weight gain (OR = 0.2, 0.1 to 0.97). Working from home was not associated with weight loss or weight gain (P>0.6). …”
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A health security-based framework for prioritizing regions for digital learning in complex health emergencies by Shawn M. D’Andrea, Nada Fadul, Bruce Struminger

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The Examination of Communication Skills and Self-Efficacy of Coaches by Hayri Demir, Selçuk Buğdaycı

“…This study was conducted to examine the communication skills and self-efficacy levels of individuals working as coaches. The population of this study, which was conducted using a descriptive research model, consisted of coaches working actively in Turkey, while the sample group consisted of a total of 697 coaches, 203 women and 494 men, on a voluntary basis. …”
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Knowledge Level of the Primary Healthcare Providers on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Rehabilitation by Tuğba Göktalay, Ayşe Nur Tuncal, Seçil Sarı, Galip Köroğlu, Yavuz Havlucu, Arzu Yorgancıoğlu

“…The physicians, men, and those working in family health centers had higher level of knowledge on COPD compared to nonphysician healthcare providers (p=0.006), women (p=0.002), and those working in other practices (p=0.019), respectively. …”
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Greek Physicians’ Perceptions on Generic Drugs in the Era of Austerity by Georgios Labiris, Michael Fanariotis, Catherine Kastanioti, Georgios Alexias, Adonis Protopapas, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Dimitris Niakas

“…Physicians working in Athens and those working in surgical units demonstrated significantly worse scores than their colleagues from the rest of Greece and those working in Internal Medicine wards (p = 0.03).  …”
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Leisure Boredom Scale: the Factor Structure and the Demographic Differences by Bulent Gurbuz, Erman Oncu, Feyza Kara

“…The second purpose was to investigate the differences based on demographic variables (gender, marital status, working sector) regarding leisure boredom. In total 312 employees from public and private sectors (167 female, 145 male) residing in Ankara participated in this study. …”
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Physical Education Students’ Opinion on Rhythmic Gymnastics and Its Relation to Gender by Alda Reyno-Freundt, Nicolás Meirone-Matus, Mariana Durán Fontecilla, Lilyan Vega-Ramírez

“…Rhythmic gymnastics (RG), a sport traditionally considered exclusive to women and previously taught only to “them”, must now be taken by all people, regardless of their gender. …”
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The role of teachers and administrators in supporting the adaptation of students with special needs in mainstream high schools by Amir Mahmood, Xiao Huang, Nadia Rehman

“…This policy, advised by the Ministry of Women’s Development, Social Work, and Special Education, aimed to integrate students with special needs into mainstream schools, emphasizing the significance of inclusive learning environments (Ashfaq and Rana, 2015). …”
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Challenges and enablers for scaling up interventions targeting non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to 19... by Josefien van Olmen, Peter Delobelle, Meena Daivadanam, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Maria Lazo-Porras, J Jaime Miranda, Yuan Li, Rohina Joshi, Amanda G Thrift, Rajesh Vedanthan, Gina Agarwal, Mark D Huffman, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Naomi Levitt, Dike Ojji, Feng J He, Kamran Siddiqi, Pascal Geldsetzer, Puhong Zhang, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Lal B Rawal, Brian Oldenburg, Helena Teede, Josephine Birungi, Edwin Wouters, Abha Shrestha, Ari Probandari, Mayowa Owolabi, Vilma Irazola, Andrea Beratarrechea, Keiko Nakamura, Gindo Tampubolon, Zulma Ortiz, Violet Naanyu, Jaap Koot, Anusha Ramani-Chander, Stephen Sherwood, Monika Martens, Gade Waqa, Maria Eugenia Esandi, Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Laura Antonietti, Jan-Walter De Neve, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

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The Relationship between Science Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions towards 21st Century Skills and their STEM Attitudes by Ugur Sari, Esra Balkas-Yasar

“…This study aims to examine science teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions towards 21st century skills and their STEM attitudes and to reveal the relationship between them. Fifty teachers working in a city in Turkey participated in the study in which the concurrent mixed methods research design was used. …”
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Belief and Disbelief in the Space Between, 1914-1945 by Jean-Christophe MURAT

“…His becoming a member of the Communist Party in 1928 represented a form of “going-over” shared by many young men and women of his generation. In his particular case, this meant turning his back on the middle-class nonconformist milieu he had been born into, and which had shaped his initial project to become a Methodist preacher, and deciding instead to help forward the civil war that should lead to a Soviet-inspired revolution in Britain. …”
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Application of MEMS technology in anti-electromagnetic radiation maternity clothes: state of the art and future perspectives by Ye-Cheng Luo, Qingmei Bai, Piotr Skrzypacz

“…The article concludes by emphasizing the potential of MEMS in protecting pregnant women and fetuses and proposes future research directions, including an in-depth exploration of the working principles, technical specifications, and performance characteristics of key MEMS components (sensors and micro-actuators), as well as research on the combination and The combination of MEMS technology with existing anti-radiation technologies, such as traditional metal fiber fabrics and nanomaterials, has the potential to yield significant synergistic effects. …”
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Percepção de agricultores familiares impactados pela mineração em tempos de Covid-19 sobre suas condições de saúde e segurança alimentar e nutricional by Aniele Magata Pinheiro, Marisa Alice Singulano, Marília Alfenas de Oliveira Sírio, Silvia Eloiza Priori, Maria Cristina Passos

“…The research aimed to understand the perceptions of family farmers with children and pregnant women in Mariana and Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, impacted by mining and the COVID-19 pandemic, about their health status and food security. …”
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Analysis of Regional Economic Development Differences Based on Intelligent Hybrid Algorithm by Yanyan Li

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Canadian Expert Panel Recommendations on the Management of CNS Symptoms Related to Efavirenz by M John Gill, Anita Rachlis, Sharon Walmsley, Mark Halman, The Efavirenz Consensus Working Group

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A cross-sectional study in Greece to investigate burnout, anxiety, and depression in health staff: the impact of occupational and demographic factors by Paraskevi Theofilou, Angeliki Chasapi, Dimitris D. Vlastos, Maria Tsironi

“…Of these 125 health professionals, 41 were men and 84 women, with the majority of them being in the age category of 36–45 years. …”
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